a hull-mounted multibeam sonar while towing a sidescan sonar

Illustration of a ship using multibeam sonar to map the seafloor in a swath below the ship as it drives forward.

Related Links

New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005

New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005: Mapping

NOAA Ocean Explorer Gallery

Download high resolution image (jpg, 1.6 Mb)